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Name: Vuagnatite RRUFF ID: R050397 Ideal Chemistry: CaAlSiO4(OH) Locality: Red Mountain, Mendocino County, California, USA Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Adelite (19) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050397.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
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a: 7.0534(2)Å b: 8.5390(3)Å c: 5.6816(2)Å alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 342.20(2)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Vuagnatite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Mc Near E, Vincent M G, Parthé E (1976) The crystal structure of vuagnatite, CaAl(OH)SiO4, American Mineralogist, 61, 831-838 [view file] |
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Sarp H, Bertrand J, McNear E (1976) Vuagnatite, CaAl(OH)SiO4, a new natural calcium aluminum neosilicate, American Mineralogist, 61, 825-830 [view file] |
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Roth P (2007) Vuagnatite, in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals Kristallografik Verlag Achberg Germany 204-205 |
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